Unpaid medical bills can linger, but you have options that can help ease, reduce or even eliminate what you owe.

Medical debt can be written off in some circumstances, but not in the widespread way many people hope for. Instead, several ...

Filing for bankruptcy can discharge your medical debt, but it can leave a lasting negative impact on your creditworthiness. (iStock) Unpaid medical bills are a costly burden that can leave a ...

Bankruptcies due to medical bills increased by nearly 50 percent in a six-year period, from 46 percent in 2001 to 62 percent in 2007, and most of those who filed for bankruptcy we ...

Video Quality Speed 00:00 00:16 Medical Debt Collection Ohio State Representative Michele Grim (D-Toledo) introduced HB 257, ...

The Hospital Financial Assistance Act is under consideration to keep bills from negatively affecting patients' credit in ...

The bill would prohibit medical debt from appearing on credit reports, ban wage garnishment and cap interest at 3%, down from the current 8%.

If you are confused about whether medical debt appears on credit reports, join the club. The truth is, even credit experts are struggling to keep up, as government edicts and judicial decisions bounce ...

Charter Communications, also known as Spectrum, filed a motion for relief on Friday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the ...

Michigan lawmakers are proposing a possible solution called the Medical Debt Protection Act. “For many, medical debt is not ...

Legislation advancing through Senate committee would standardize hospital financial assistance and prevent medical debt from ...

American households are drowning in debt like never before. Total credit card balances have soared past $1.21 trillion nationally, while the average household carries over $6,000 in revolving debt.